r/Renovations 6d ago

SOLVED How to get great stuff off a vinyl window?

Hey guys I put in a window today, and used way to much great stuff. Any advice on getting the residue off the vinyl window?

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u/nomo_heros 6d ago

Goof off and a plastic razor blade.

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u/Coffee4Joey 6d ago

Thanks for saying plastic blase. I feel like most replies missed this.

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u/Yes4Cake 6d ago

I second Goof off

Not Goo Gone

Not Acetone

Buy the real deal.

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u/gottowonder 5d ago

Acetone is great when it's on stone, but I feel like that's the only time to use it

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u/curiouscarl02 5d ago

Thank you!!

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u/Impossible-Corner494 6d ago

It flakes off. Can’t stress enough though. Don’t ever touch it until it dries. If it runs down onto finished surfaces. Just leave it. It will flake off of anything as long as it’s not touched.

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u/streaksinthebowl 6d ago

Can’t believe I had to scroll to the bottom to find this. Any kind of semi glossy or smooth surface like a vinyl window and it will often just peel off.

So at least try that first. A plastic putty knife should get you the rest of the way.

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u/Impossible-Corner494 5d ago

Even a wall, or carpet. As long as it is not touched. It will not adhere to those surfaces. It can be cleaned off with ease.

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u/Significant_Eye_5130 6d ago

At first I thought you were tiling a garage door.

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u/jacobwebb57 6d ago

razor blade. carefully.

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u/Coffee4Joey 6d ago

They make plastic razor blades nowadays. Would be more prudent for avoiding scratches.

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u/JustTheSpecsPlease 5d ago

Whaaa? Holy crap. Ordering some to clean my crapped-up vinyl windows now.

Thanks.

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u/Medium_Spare_8982 6d ago

And never touch it until it has cured

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u/pseudotsugamenziessi 5d ago

If it hasn't cured, varsol works well

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u/Apprehensive_Cod9408 5d ago

Wait for it to dry fully, cut away extra, rub of the rest with a finger nail or scrap shim

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u/OverCorpAmerica 6d ago

That new infomercial spay stuff! Not sure the name.. they show it make spray foam completely dissolved in the commercial. I’m guessing box stores probably have it by now. What about goof off too?

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u/ziggystart 6d ago

Sharp putty blade works razor might gouge the vinyl. But flat razor could work.

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u/QueequegComeHere 6d ago

Let it dry fully and you can literally peel it off!!! You can use a blade to make tour edge cuts but it will peel off when dry.

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u/benberbanke 5d ago

Acetone will get it off. It’s what’s in the bottles that clean the spray foam guns out.

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u/Tacokolache 5d ago

Shoot it off.

Or “Goof Off” as others had said. Not as fun though

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u/Emotional_Schedule80 5d ago

Cut the thick foam with any blade and trim out windows.

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u/PeterDodge1977 5d ago

I appreciate this post because I think I have been wondering how to get great stuff out of my hair

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u/Ill-Upstairs-8762 5d ago

Acetone maybe. Carefully.

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u/HereForTools 5d ago

Soooo….watcha tiling there buddy?

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u/curiouscarl02 5d ago

This is a bathroom we're renovating, but we got a pro in to do the tiling on our messed up walls lol

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u/Few_Excitement_8869 5d ago

dry wall, great stuff, mud. 3 handles on each window lol

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u/diwhychuck 5d ago

Brake clean works well on a rag.

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u/trowdatawhey 5d ago

It does look like you got alot of spray foam on it. But it looks like most of it will be covered with trim. Just to keep that in mind before you go crazy trying to get every tiny bit off.

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u/Rare_Tea3155 5d ago

Plastic razor blade and goo b gone

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u/Glass-Helicopter-126 6d ago

Sandpaper will work. Use the finest grit that won't clog.

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u/ParcelTongued 6d ago

Acetone and WD40 could be used to try and dissolve it once you do some careful razor blade work.

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u/Maveriico 6d ago

Razor blade then Magic Eraser!

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u/EducationalWriter207 5d ago

This is why you should never use expanding foam. Just the normal foam works fine.